Conceptual architect Daniel Arsham is known for his large- and small-scale sculptural disruptions of institutionalized and private spaces. The artist’s pieces trick the eye and explore the relationship between art and architecture. Arsham is the co-creator of Snarkitecture, a collaborative practice with Alex Mustonen. His work has been exhibited at Art Basel Miami Beach; FIAC, Paris; Frieze London; Galerie Perrotin, Hong Kong; and OHWOW Gallery, Los Angeles.

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About Daniel Arsham

Daniel Arsham employs elements of architecture, performance, and sculpture to manipulate and distort understandings of structures and space. Arsham became widely known at the age of 25 when he was asked to design his first of several sets for Merce Cunningham’s productions. His practice has been guided by a curiosity for architecture and structured space, stemming from childhood memories of seeing the wreckage of Hurricane Andrew in his hometown of Miami. Some of his best-known works include a series of installations that destabilize the solidity of gallery walls, such that they appear to be dripping, folding, oozing, or absorbing furniture; also figuring among his oeuvre are pixelated clouds based on photographs and rendered with hand-colored spheres, and sculptures made from granulated materials like crushed glass. He is also active as one half of the art and architecture collaborative Snarkitecture, along with Alex Mustonen.